| Topic | Category | Variable | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topic: K12 Student | Category: Special Education | Variable: SPECIAL_ED_SERVICE_CODE_3 | Description: Code representing special education services required to assist a child |
| Topic: K12 Student | Category: Special Education | Variable: SPECIAL_ED_SERVICE_CODE_4 | Description: Code representing special education services required to assist a child |
| Topic: K12 Student | Category: Special Education | Variable: SPECIAL_ED_SERVICE_CODE_5 | Description: Code representing special education services required to assist a child |
| Topic: K12 Student | Category: Special Education | Variable: SPECIAL_ED_SERVICE_CODE_6 | Description: Code representing special education services required to assist a child |
| Topic: K12 Student | Category: Special Education | Variable: SPECIAL_ED_SERVICE_CODE_7 | Description: Code representing special education services required to assist a child |
| Topic: K12 Student | Category: Special Education | Variable: SPECIAL_ED_SERVICE_CODE_8 | Description: Code representing special education services required to assist a child |
| Topic: K12 Student | Category: Special Education | Variable: SPECIAL_ED_SERVICE_CODE_9 | Description: Code representing special education services required to assist a child |
| Topic: K12 Student | Category: Title I and Target Assistance Programs | Variable: TAS_INSTRUCT_SERVICE_1 | Description: Code for Title I services received by the student |
| Topic: K12 Student | Category: Title I and Target Assistance Programs | Variable: TAS_INSTRUCT_SERVICE_2 | Description: Code for Title I services received by the student |
| Topic: K12 Student | Category: Title I and Target Assistance Programs | Variable: TAS_INSTRUCT_SERVICE_3 | Description: Code for Title I services received by the student |
| Topic: K12 Student | Category: Title I and Target Assistance Programs | Variable: TAS_INSTRUCT_SERVICE_4 | Description: Code for Title I services received by the student |
| Topic: K12 Student | Category: Title I and Target Assistance Programs | Variable: TAS_INSTRUCT_SERVICE_5 | Description: Code for Title I services received by the student |
| Topic: K12 Student | Category: Title I and Target Assistance Programs | Variable: TAS_INSTRUCT_SERVICE_6 | Description: Code for Title I services received by the student |
| Topic: K12 Student | Category: Title I and Target Assistance Programs | Variable: TAS_INSTRUCT_SERVICE_7 | Description: Code for Title I services received by the student |
| Topic: K12 Student | Category: Title I and Target Assistance Programs | Variable: TAS_SUPPORT_SERVICE_1 | Description: Code for Title I services received by the student |
| Topic: K12 Student | Category: Title I and Target Assistance Programs | Variable: TAS_SUPPORT_SERVICE_2 | Description: Code for Title I services received by the student |
| Topic: K12 Student | Category: Title I and Target Assistance Programs | Variable: TAS_SUPPORT_SERVICE_3 | Description: Code for Title I services received by the student |
| Topic: K12 Student | Category: Title I and Target Assistance Programs | Variable: TAS_SUPPORT_SERVICE_4 | Description: Code for Title I services received by the student |
| Topic: K12 Student | Category: Title I and Target Assistance Programs | Variable: TAS_SUPPORT_SERVICE_5 | Description: Code for Title I services received by the student |
| Topic: K12 Student | Category: Title I and Target Assistance Programs | Variable: TAS_SUPPORT_SERVICE_6 | Description: Code for Title I services received by the student |
| Topic: K12 Student | Category: Title I and Target Assistance Programs | Variable: TAS_SUPPORT_SERVICE_7 | Description: Code for Title I services received by the student |
| Topic: K12 Student | Category: Title I and Target Assistance Programs | Variable: TAS_SUPPORT_SERVICE_8 | Description: Code for Title I services received by the student |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: All | Variable: IHE_NAME | Description: Institution of Higher Education (IHE) Official Name. |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: All | Variable: IHE_SUBMITTED_SESSION_BEGIN_DATE | Description: the start of the academic session as submitted by the college. |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: All | Variable: IHE_SUBMITTED_SESSION_END_DATE | Description: the end of the academic session as submitted by the college. |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: All | Variable: IPEDS_CODE | Description: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Systems) IHE identification code |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: All | Variable: PROGRAM_TYPE | Description: Type of academic program pursued at the IHE (e.g., Major, Minor, Concentration) |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: All | Variable: REPORTING_OPTION | Description: Indicates if a college submits full data or only required data for compliance. |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: All | Variable: RIC | Description: The unique student identifier--Research Identification Code. |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: All | Variable: SCHOOL_START_YEAR_ENROLLED | Description: The numeric start year of the school year during which the student is enrolled |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: All | Variable: SCHOOL_YEAR | Description: The school year of the data |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: All | Variable: SCHOOL_YEAR_ENROLLED | Description: The school year during which the student is enrolled. Example: 2016-2017 |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: All | Variable: SESSION_BEGIN_DATE | Description: Start date of academic session per CEPI, based on IHE's submitted dates. |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: All | Variable: SESSION_END_DATE | Description: End date of academic session per CEPI, based on IHE's submitted dates. |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: All | Variable: SESSION_NAME | Description: Academic term reported, based on IHE's session dates as defined by CEPI |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: All | Variable: YEAR_SESSION | Description: A combination of the school year enrolled and the session name |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Awards | Variable: AWARD_CIP_CATEGORY | Description: Top-level (2-digit CIP) field of study description per NCES for student program |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Awards | Variable: AWARD_CIP_CODE | Description: Code for field of study, based on CIP by NCES, as submitted by the IHE. |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Awards | Variable: AWARD_CIP_DESCRIPTION | Description: Description of field of study per CIP by NCES for the student’s program. |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Awards | Variable: AWARD_DATE | Description: The year, month and day in which the academic award was conferred. |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Awards | Variable: AWARD_DESCRIPTION | Description: The descriptive title for the academic award, as submitted by the IHE. |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Awards | Variable: AWARD_LEVEL | Description: The level of achievement the student has received upon graduation/completion. |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Awards | Variable: AWARD_LEVEL_CATEGORY | Description: Achievement level category upon graduation/completion. |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Awards | Variable: IS_STARR_AWARD | Description: Designates if the award record came from the STARR collection. |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Awards | Variable: SCHOOL_START_YEAR_AWARDED | Description: The numeric start year of the school year during which the award was conferred |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Awards | Variable: SCHOOL_YEAR_AWARDED | Description: The school year during which data was collected. Example: 2016-2017 |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Course Taking | Variable: CONTACT_HOURS | Description: The seat time in front of the instructor. |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Course Taking | Variable: COURSE_CIP_CODE | Description: CIP code from NCES describing the course's area of study. |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Course Taking | Variable: COURSE_NUMBER | Description: Official course code number, as defined by the IHE. |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Course Taking | Variable: COURSE_SECTION_NUMBER | Description: Number distinguishing courses with same subject, number but different content |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Course Taking | Variable: COURSE_SUBJECT | Description: Alphabetic abbreviation of course department, as defined by the IHE. |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Course Taking | Variable: COURSE_TITLE | Description: The name or title of the course, as defined by the IHE. |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Course Taking | Variable: GRADE_SCALE_CODE | Description: Grading scale used for the course, per PESC postsecondary standards. |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Course Taking | Variable: GRADE_STATUS | Description: The student's disposition for the enrolled course |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Course Taking | Variable: IS_OCCUPATIONAL_COURSE | Description: Y/N indicator of whether the course is an occupational course. |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Course Taking | Variable: IS_REMEDIAL | Description: Y/N indicator of whether the course is a remedial course. |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Course Taking | Variable: IS_REMEDIAL_ESL | Description: Y/N indicator if course is a remedial English as a Second Language (ESL) course |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Course Taking | Variable: IS_REMEDIAL_MATH | Description: Y/N indicator of whether the course is a remedial math course. |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Course Taking | Variable: IS_REMEDIAL_READING | Description: Y/N indicator of whether the course is a remedial reading course. |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Course Taking | Variable: IS_REMEDIAL_SCIENCE | Description: Y/N indicator of whether the course is a remedial science course. |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Course Taking | Variable: IS_REMEDIAL_WRITING | Description: Y/N indicator of whether the course is a remedial writing course. |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Course Taking | Variable: IS_STARR_RECORD | Description: Designates if the session record came from the STARR collection. |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Course Taking | Variable: LETTER_GRADE | Description: The alphabetical grade earned in the course. |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Course Taking | Variable: MOD_CREDITS_ATTEMPTED | Description: Total STARR credits attempted or NSC FTE days converted to session credits. |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Course Taking | Variable: MOD_CREDITS_EARNED | Description: Total STARR credits earned or NSC FTE days converted to session credits. |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Course Taking | Variable: NUMERIC_GRADE | Description: The final numeric grade awarded for participation in the course. |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Course Taking | Variable: STARR_CREDITS_ATTEMPTED | Description: The total value of credit hours attempted for the course, as reported in STARR. |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Course Taking | Variable: STARR_CREDITS_EARNED | Description: Total credit hours earned for the course, as reported in STARR. |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Demographics | Variable: COHORT_EXCLUSION | Description: Indicator for those persons who may be removed from a cohort |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Demographics | Variable: GENDER_RAW | Description: The student's gender as submitted by the IHE for the academic session. |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Demographics | Variable: IHE_AGE_AS_OF_SEP_30 | Description: The student's age as of September 30th of the enrollment year. |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Demographics | Variable: IS_DISPLACED_HOMEMAKER | Description: Indicates if student is a displaced homemaker with reduced marketable skills. |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Demographics | Variable: IS_ECO_DIS | Description: Indicates if student has economic/academic disadvantages; Perkins IV population |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Demographics | Variable: IS_FOSTER | Description: 'Age Out' - when a foster youth becomes ineligible for state services |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Demographics | Variable: IS_HOMELESS | Description: Individuals who lack a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Demographics | Variable: IS_INDIV_W_DISABILITY | Description: Indicates if student has a disability under ADA; Perkins IV special population |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Demographics | Variable: IS_LEP | Description: Indicates if student has limited English speaking,reading,writing,comprehension |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Demographics | Variable: IS_NON_TRADITIONAL | Description: Indicates if student’s gender is under 25% in the field; Perkins IV population |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Demographics | Variable: IS_OUT_OF_WORKFORCE | Description: Displaced homemaker or with reduced skills from unpaid home work, unemployed |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Demographics | Variable: IS_SINGLE_PARENT | Description: Indicates if student is unmarried and pregnant or has minor children. |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Demographics | Variable: IS_SPECIAL_POP_UNKNOWN | Description: Indicates if Perkins IV special population status is unknown for the session. |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Demographics | Variable: IS_STABLE_DATE_BIRTH_CONFLICT | Description: indicates if conflicting DOB values have ever been repoted for the student |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Demographics | Variable: IS_STABLE_GENDER_CONFLICT | Description: indicates if conflicting gender values have been reported for the student |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Demographics | Variable: IS_STABLE_RACE_ETHNIC_CONFLICT | Description: Indicates conflicting racial/ethnic category values reported for student |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Demographics | Variable: MONTH_YEAR_BIRTH_RAW | Description: The student's date of birth as submitted by the IHE for the academic session. |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Demographics | Variable: RACE_ETHNICITY_RAW | Description: The student's race/ethnicity as submitted by the IHE for the academic session. |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Demographics | Variable: STABLE_GENDER | Description: The latest reported gender for a student across all IHEs |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Demographics | Variable: STABLE_MONTH_YEAR_BIRTH | Description: The latest reported date of birth for the student for all time |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Demographics | Variable: STABLE_RACE_ETHNIC | Description: The latest reported race/ethnicity for a student across all IHEs |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Enrollment and Attendance | Variable: DEGREE_SEEKING | Description: Indicates if student is degree-seeking or non-degree-seeking at the IHE. |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Enrollment and Attendance | Variable: ENROLLED_IN_AWARD_LEVEL | Description: Student’s educational level pursued during the academic session. |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Enrollment and Attendance | Variable: ENROLLMENT_LEVEL | Description: The student's enrollment level (undergraduate or graduate) at the IHE. |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Enrollment and Attendance | Variable: ENROLLMENT_TYPE | Description: Indicates student’s enrollment type at session start (FirstTime, TransferIn...) |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Enrollment and Attendance | Variable: IHE_CONTROL | Description: Designates whether an IHE is publicly or privately controlled. |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Enrollment and Attendance | Variable: IHE_CTE_STATUS | Description: Indicates student’s enrollment/completion status |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Enrollment and Attendance | Variable: IHE_ENTRY_DATE | Description: The year, month and day of the first enrollment at the institution. |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Enrollment and Attendance | Variable: IHE_GPA_CUM | Description: Cumulative GPA for all IHE courses by end of the session. |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Enrollment and Attendance | Variable: IHE_GPA_TERM | Description: The grade point average (GPA) for the respective academic session. |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Enrollment and Attendance | Variable: IHE_HIGH_SCHOOL_STUDENT | Description: Indicates high school student status: Dual Enrolled, Early Middle College etc |
| Topic: Postsecondary | Category: Enrollment and Attendance | Variable: IHE_INSTATE_OUTSTATE | Description: Designates whether an IHE is in Michigan or not in Michigan. |
Codebook
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